Small business spotlight: BioWorks

Victor company is growing 15 percent annually

7:26 AM,
Mar. 11, 2013

Executives at BioWorks in Victor from left are John Francis, technical services manager, Randy Martin, product development manager, Bill Foster, president and CEO, Peter Eppeira, director of operations and Joe Gionta, director of sales and marketing.

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BioWorks Inc. became so successful a few years ago that the Victor-based maker of horticulture and agriculture products was ripe for sale.

The company that started in 1993 has prospered with the help of investment from a couple hundred shareholders. Because it's privately held, BioWorks officials do not disclose financial details, but they said the company has grown about 15 percent each year for the past five to seven years. So naturally, many of those investors saw an opportunity to sell the business and reap a tidy profit.